Comments on: Should Apple worry the iPhone does not immediately “WOW” Walt Mossberg?

By: kimh

kimh — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:13:12 +0000

You have to understand that Mossberg is immensely privileged to get this. There’s a huge issue for him not to appear beholden to Apple. It’s an image thing. He’ll likely end up loving the iPhone, because it’s probably almost as great as the hype.

But Walt can’t gush. It would not look good. So he won’t…

By: Kula bácsi

Kula bácsi — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:37:53 +0000

Mossberg is Jobs’ biggest brown-noser, so if he criticizes the iPhone it must stink really.

By: Dave Hanks

Dave Hanks — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:07:35 +0000

I hear that the phone takes some time to get used to… so It makes sense for Apple to give Walt a phone early, in hopes of a positive review in a couple of weeks. Walt is being careful not to make a judgement until he gets some time to get used to the interface. I have to credit him for being careful to take the time to learn.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:26:04 +0000

What Uncle Walt didn’t say is that he probably had to sign an NDA (non-disclosure agreement) that limited what he can say until a specified date… like after the launch of the iPhone. I would love to know how many icons are on Walt’s screen, whether there are any unstated features such as… oh, I don’t know… some kind of new intuitive Voice Recognition which would also reduce the need for a hard keyboard. I wouldn’t eliminate the need (for when you are in meetings, etc.), but it could certainly reduce the need. This is just my wish list for a feature that could blow away what others are doing.